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Tuesday, December 29, 2015

It is always sad to say goodbye to someone you have worked with for a long time...and one of those times has come along at Our Creative Corner...Kerstin's craft journey is evolving and she is moving on to new and wonderful things.

We will miss her amazing creations at Our Creative Corner and we are sure all of you will too....and to say goodbye we are going to be taking a trip down memory lane to see some of Kerstin's wonderful work that she so kindly shared with us over the time she was here...

We hope you will join us in wishing Kerstin much love, luck and happiness on her creative journey!

Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Lynn was the very worthy winner chosen by Laura for Halloween Horror Challenge - she produced a wonderfully scary piece which wowed us all!

Let's find out a little more about Lynn before we check out her gorgeous creation made just for us:

1. Where do you live?
I live in Connecticut, on the north east coast of the US. I hail from the American Southwest, though, and am planning to move to the north west coast to join my family when I retire from University teaching in a few years.

2. How would you describe your style of art?
Eclectic. I have no formal training, but am drawn to many different styles - due to color, pattern, texture, emotional reaction..... so I dabble all over the place!

3. Which craft supply would you not want to be without?
Well, given the state of my space (in my living room) I'd say I cannot do without any of them! But probably paper and texture paste would be my go to.... and then need some color in there somehow!

4. Who is your favorite stamp designer/manufacturer?
This is hard to answer, as I also have a lot of stamps! I love PaperArtsy for the variety of designs and the fact that Lynne Perrella designs for them. I also love Penny Black's wonderful collection of nature stamps - things like trees and branches with incredible detail.

5. Name one artist/crafter who inspires you.
I am inspired by virtually everything I see in mixed media blog land - but in looking over my own blog the past year since I started, I call out Alison Bomber, aka Butterfly, frequently. I could also name Andy Skinner, Lynne Perrella, Brenda Brown (who got me doing this regularly with her Visual Journal series this year), Pamellia Johnson, Anne Redfern, Lynne Moncrieff, Linda Coughlin, Astrid Maclean, Diana Taylor, Sara Barker.....there are a lot of talented people out there!

6. Do you have a specific goal that you would like to achieve with your art?
When I make a piece, I strive to please myself first. Many times I doubt, as my style is all over the place, and often not what I see others doing. I came to mixed media from art quilting, and have no background in card making or in scrap booking, plus I am pretty new to all of what is possible with paper and media...that is why my blog is called "Experiments in Paper" - I truly am learning as I go!

Lynn, it's always so interesting reading about our guests and you are no exception! I too am a huge Lynne Perrella fan and you have named some truly inspiring artists in your answer to question 5. I imagine that many of will identify with your answer to question 6: 'Many times I doubt. . . . . . . ' this sounds so familiar to me!!

Lynn has produced a beautiful piece for us so here's what she has to say:

'I was thrilled to get the news that I would be a Guest Designer at Our Creative Corner this month! I've made a little "Gratitude" journal.... this time of year gets me thinking in that direction usually, and given all the world events over the past year, this will be my "word of the year" for 2016.'

What a lovely journal Lynn and such a good idea for the coming new year. I love the splash of colour on the band which holds the journal closed. The gorgeous stamping inside is wonderfully grungy/distressed - right up my street! Thank you so much Lynn for joining us today and sharing your art. I do hope people will find time to pop over to see Lynn at Experiments In Paper - you won't be disappointed!

That's the last Top Talent for 2015 but I'll be back in January with the winner of our November challenge so don't forget to join us on the 22nd January 2016 - seems strange writing that now!

Our December challenge is still up and running so if you find yourself with some free time (joke!!!) then why not put an entry together and link up with us. All the details can be found here. The challenge runs until Monday 28th December so there's still time!

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the lovely artists I've had contact with through the Top Talent spot over the last few months. It is a joy to communicate with like minded people and share their work and thoughts with you all.

So there's just time to wish Merry Christmas to all who celebrate at this time of year and a happy, healthy and peaceful 2016 when it arrives.

Monday, December 21, 2015

Hello, Hello, Hello!! It's me Shari, with you today as the International Sponsorship Coordinator for Our Creative Corner and I'm soooo excited to be introducing the line-up of Challenge Sponsors that we will have in 2016.

Without further ado and in no particular order, may I introduce--

How AWESOME are these Sponsors?! We have returning Sponsors; Creative Embellishments, Tando Creative, Crafty Individuals and Designs by Ryn and new Sponsors; Darkroom Door, Artistic Outpost and Lost Coast Designs/Carmen's Veranda.

Each month, we will have one of these Fabulous companies sponsoring our challenge with a generously donated prize or gift certificate that will be awarded to one of our randomly drawn challenge participants AND my fellow OCC DT-mates will showcase our monthly sponsor with our always popular Sponsor Spotlights.

So, join us here at Our Creative Corner in 2016 to celebrate a whole New Year of Creativity, Inspiration and Fun! Our 2016 challenge year begins on January 1, 2016, so how about making a New Year's Resolution that would be easy to keep, and give your creative side a chance in 2016? We'd sure LOVE to have you join us for our monthly challenges and with this Spectacular line-up of Sponsors, it's a win-win situation any way you look at it!

Friday, December 4, 2015

First, thank
you so much for your wonderful creations. I admit the theme was not easy, but
every entry had their own interpretation and I loved reading the story of each
one. I made a fantastic topsy turvy journey and I had to bring back my brain to
a hard task, choosing the winners…

But first, who is
the random winner of this fabulous prize donated by our sponsor Decoart?

Tando will be sending our Random.org winner a surprise bundle of goodies!

My challenge to you all this month is a very simple one...

Stars!

I have a passion for stars. Stars are incorporated into my email addresses, internet log ins, business name and even my tattoos :)I would love for you all to share your creations, full of stars!

Star stamps, star die cuts, star embellishments, star shaped backgrounds, it's up to you! Use lots, or just the one, as long as there is a star somewhere, you're good to go!I can't wait to see all your wonderful creations!